A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)

Chapter 280 Being Pitied

When Lu Wen-Jing realized she was hugging a man, her pretty little face instantly turned so red it

looked like it was on fire.

She never had skin contact with any members of the opposite sex besides her parents all these years,

never mind hug someone so intimately.

"You scoundrel! You pervert!"

Lu Wen-Jing's eyes turned red immediately as she yelled at Ye Fan.

Ye Fan was at a loss.

Did he do anything?

He didn't even touch her.

She was the one who pounced on him.

Lu Wen-Jing then ran into Qiu Mu-Cheng's arms and demanded to be comforted.

Only then did Ye Fan get a closer look at this young girl who had suddenly appeared before him.

The young girl was dressed in a black mini skirt and round-necked white shirt. On her chest was a little

pink tie and a pair of black leather shoes adorned her feet. She was dressed like a pretty female comic

book character. And the Japanese style made her even sweeter and more innocent looking.

"Humph, how dare you bully my little sister?! I'll teach you a lesson tonight."

Just as Ye Fan started wondering who this little girl was, Qiu Mu-Cheng glared at him coldly. Then she

brought Lu Wen-Jing inside.

"Little sister? What little sister?"

Ye Fan was puzzled.

Recently, a lot of her relatives suddenly started showing up. Han Hai and the others had finally left, and

now another one was here.

"But this little sister of Mu-Cheng's looks like a Lolita."

Ye Fan found out after asking Qiu Mu-Cheng that Lu Wen-Jing was her father's sister's daughter.

Master Qiu had five sons and one daughter. So Lu Wen-Jing's mother was Qiu Lei's sister.

Qiu Mu-Cheng doted on this little cousin, Lu Wen-Jing, of hers a lot.

Lu Wen-Jing stayed over at the Qius often. Although she had many other older female cousins, Lu

Wen-Jing stuck with Qiu Mu-Cheng the most.

As they grew up, they got to see less and less of each other. But their childhood friendship was

unwavering.

So the instant Qiu Mu-Cheng found out her little cousin was coming over, she dropped all her work,

took leave, and hurried back home.

But because Ye Fan turned up at around the same time she was expecting Qiu Mu-Cheng, Lu Wen-

Jing mistook him Qiu Mu-Cheng.

"Mu-Cheng, don't tell me that pervert is your live-in husband? Good heavens! My Mu-Cheng is so

pretty, so how did you end up marrying someone like that? Mu-Cheng, I'm starting to pity you now."

Lu Wen-Jing and Qiu Mu-Cheng chatted in the bedroom.

But Qiu Mu-Cheng just smiled calmly. "Jingjing, your brother-in-law really isn't half bad. Alright. Let's

not talk about this. Why did you skip school and come looking for me? You even bought so much stuff.

Do you think money comes easily? Don't you know how to save money?" said Qiu Mu-Cheng as she

gently touched Lu Wen-Jing's nose.

Lu Wen-Jing pouted her little lips and said, "Mu-Cheng, can't you see I'm worried about you? I heard

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worried. Mu-Cheng, are you doing okay? Is there rice in your home? Are you able to have full meals?

Mom is very worried too. Uncle Lei and Auntie Li don't work at all, plus you have to pay for your

husband, so the entire family is relying on you. The Qius could help you out previously, but now you

have to do everything on your own. Mu-Cheng, you must be exhausted, right?" said Lu Wen-Jing as

she looked at her sadly. She was very concerned about Qiu Mu-Cheng.

Qiu Mu-Cheng smiled, "Silly girl, I'm fine. I'm doing well now. Go back and tell your mom not to worry

about me. I am my own boss now and draw a huge annual income. So it's enough to keep this family

alive."

"Mu-Cheng, you're lying!" Lu Wen-Jing unexpectedly blew up like a cat with all its fur standing and her

eyes instantly turned red.

"Mu-Cheng, you aren't doing well. You aren't doing well at all. You used to love dressing up, but you

can't even bring yourself to buy cosmetics now. I looked at your dressing table. You've gone without

makeup for a long time. Also, Auntie Li said your TV hasn't been working for a long time, but you

couldn't bear to buy a new one. You used to be so exquisite and refined, yet you buy clothes from the

roadside now. Mu-Cheng, you're not doing well. You're not well at all," said Lu Wen-Jing as she cried.

Perhaps she honestly cared about Qiu Mu-Cheng.

Qiu Mu-Cheng didn't say a word. Instead, she wiped Lu Wen-Jing's tears gently from the corners of her

eyes.

"Jingjing, I'm really fine. You don't have to be rich to be happy, right? Perhaps I don't have that much

money now, but it is enough to live on," smiled Qiu Mu-Cheng calmly. She felt warm in her heart, but at

the same time, there was a sour taste in her mouth.

It didn't dawn on her that family was so down and out that even her younger cousin found her pitiful.

Qiu Mu-Cheng was always unwilling to admit defeat. So she naturally felt awful when people pitied her.

"Mu-Cheng, stop. Wealth doesn't necessarily make you happy, but poverty definitely makes you

miserable. Mom told me to give you this money. I hope it'll help you in your time of need," said Lu Wen-

Jing as she took out a lot of cash from her school back and handed it to Qiu Mu-Cheng.

But it was not in Qiu Mu-Cheng's character to accept money.

"Jingjing, I can't take this money. If you don't take it back, I'm going to get upset.”

As Lu Wen-Jing couldn't outdo Qiu Mu-Cheng's persistence, she could only put the money away.

While they ate, her parents asked Qiu Mu-Cheng about work again and when she would get paid.

Qiu Mu-Cheng just kept saying it would happen soon.

But they could tell from Qiu Mu-Cheng's voice that she didn't sound confident.

"Mu-Cheng, why don't you get another job? This company isn't reliable. When I walked by today, there

were only a handful of employees, and it looked completely dead. Is this what a new company should

be like? I think it will probably fold in a matter of days."

When Lu Wen-Jing heard them, she appeared even more worried and offered Qiu Mu-Cheng the

money again.

Although her parents were happy to accept it, Qiu Mu-Cheng refused to take any of it.

Qiu Mu-Cheng was a strong-minded person and didn't like it when people offered her pity and charity.

Lu Wen-Jing was at a loss and could try to think of some other way to help Mu-Cheng.